Randall County District Courts Chambers Communication Rules

Self-represented litigants may not communicate ex parte with the judge, and any such communication will be returned unread and reported to the other side.

Do not attempt to communicate directly or through another person to the judge outside of the courtroom. That means you should not call the judge on the phone, leave messages, send a letter, fax or email message or talk to the judge face-to-face. The only time you may communicate wwith the judge is if everyone involved in the case is present. Also you may write something to the judge if you send a copy of it to everyone else in the case (see paragraph 5 and 7 below). Any communication that does not include everyone else in the case is called an ex parte communication and is not allowed. The Court will return any ex parte communication to you unread and will notify the other side of your attempt to communicate with the Judge.

Before noticing an oral deposition, the requesting party must attempt to communicate with opposing counsel about the date, time, place, and materials to be furnished.

A party seeking an oral deposition must first attempt to communicate with opposing counsel to determine whether an agreement can be reached as to date, time, place, and material to be furnished at the time of deposition.

Failure to hold or adequately attempt the required deposition conference before noticing a deposition is grounds to quash the deposition notice.

Failure to hold such conference or to make adequate attempts to hold such conference prior to noticing a deposition will be grounds to quash the deposition.

Contact

Email

All hearing settings must be scheduled through the Court Administrator by email, including settings included in a judge-signed order.

All settings for hearings must be scheduled through the Court Administrator via email, even those included in an order signed by a judge.

Contact

Email

All hearing settings, including settings in judge-signed orders, must be arranged through the Court Administrator by email.

All settings for hearings must be scheduled through the Court Administrator via email, even those included in an order signed by a judge.

Contact

Phone

Phone

806-379-2360

Persons subject to the release protocol must call 806-379-2360 between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on the first Friday of every month, and failure to check in may result in bond forfeiture and a warrant.

Check-in between 8:30 am and 9:30 am every month on the first Friday of the month. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CALL AND CHECK IN- THE COURT WILL NOT REACH OUT IF YOU HAVE FAILED TO CHECK IN. CALL 806-379-2360 and speak with Krisha Stidger or Steve Davis. FAILURE TO CHECK IN WILL RESULT IN A BOND FORFEITURE AND A WARRANT BEING ISSUED FOR YOUR ARREST.

Every verbal or written request for a setting must include an estimate of the total hearing time for all matters and participants.

Each request for a setting, verbal or written, must include an estimate of the total time required for the entire hearing, on all matters, for all participants.

Contact

Email to chambers

Email is the Court’s preferred communication method, and court communications should include all parties or their attorneys when represented.

Email is the Court’s preferred method of communication (stidgerk@pottercscd.org). Please include all parties on court communications, or their attorneys (if represented by counsel).